Got Drugs? The Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station Wants Them

On Saturday, April 30, the Glendale Police Department, the CV Drug/Alcohol Prevention Coalition, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are coming together to host a drug drop-off at the .

The event is meant to get prescription and over-the-counter medications that are no longer being used safely out of home. As a pamphet from their campaign explains, "unused or expired prescription medications are a public safety issue, leading to accidental poisoning, overdose, and abuse."

Just because a drug is prescribed doesn't change the fact that it's a drug, and some substances are highly addictive and/or dangerous to those not under the prescription. As the pamphlet explains, "the majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get them from famiy and friends-and the home medicine cabinet." That very reason is why law enforcement is pushing to get expired out of the home.

Some people might ask, why not just throw the drugs away if you're not using them? Drugs thrown away can be easily retrieved, used, and sold. Why not flush them? Flushed drugs contaminate the water supply.

Therefore, to safely rid the home of narcotics, a drug dropoff will be in full swing tomorrow, as part of a mass drug take-back happening at twenty stations across Los Angeles. The good news for the La Crescenta/Montrose community is that the Crescenta Sheriff's Station is equipped to safely receive all narcotics 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Even when it's not drop-off day, you can dispose your medications at the station anytime.

Glendale police officer Matt Zakarian said "This day is a day to remember that even prescription drugs and some over-the-counter medications are commonly abused. Unecessary narcotics have no place in the home."

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